Job Designation
Location Scout
Transport Manager
Unit Manager
Home Base
Cape Town
Job Designation: Unit Manager | Transport Manager | Location Scout
Home Base: Cape Town
OVERVIEW
Chris Cloete is a Cape Town-based Unit Manager, Transport Manager and Location Scout with more than 30 years of experience in film, television, commercial and reality production across South Africa, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Indian Ocean islands. Since the early 2000s he has serviced high-profile local and international reality formats including Survivor, Fear Factor, MasterChef South Africa, Love Island and The Challenge, alongside global commercial campaigns for brands such as Apple, Samsung, Volkswagen, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo. Known for his calm, hands-on approach to complex logistics, Chris has managed productions across multiple countries and time zones, coordinating crews, permits, transport and budgets under demanding deadlines. His reputation for reliability and cost control has made him a trusted unit-level partner for major broadcasters and production houses on long-running international formats. REQUEST CV
UNIT MANAGER
Reality Television
Drama/Series
Commercial (Branded Content)
Documentary
TRANSPORT MANAGER
Reality Television
Drama/Series
Commercial (Branded Content)
LOCATION SCOUT
Commercial (Branded Content)
Drama/Series
Reality Television
SPECIALIST SKILLS
Production Logistics & Operational Planning; Budgeting & Cost Control; Crew & Supplier Management;
Permits & Risk Management; International & Multi-Territory Production Experience
REFEREES
Abi Clarke – Line Producer – Rapid Blue (Love Island)
Ananda Law – Line Producer
Madelein van der Merwe – Line Producer
